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Olympian Shawn Barber tests positive for cocaine after Craigslist date

Canadian Olympian Shawn Barber tested positive for cocaine after kissing a woman that he met on Craigslist, according to The Star.com of Canada.

Athletics Canada, the Canadian track and field governing body, confirmed the positive test.

Barber, 22, won gold in the pole vault at the 2015 world championships. The positive test came weeks before the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as Barber met with the woman in Edmonton just one night before competing at the Canadian national championships.

The Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada ruled that he was eligible to compete as he inadvertently ingested the banned substance.